Brutus Flaws

Does a hero know when they will fall to their own mistakes? Many men and women throughout history have been defined as tragic heroes and died because of the mistakes they have made in their lifetime. One of these men is Marcus Brutus. Brutus had many flaws and mistakes that he made in his judgment of people and his logic. One of these many flaws was the fact he put himself above the people around him because of his political standing and education. Another one of the flaws that caused his downfall is that he trusted the people around him too much. Even though he had many flaws that consequently lead to his death he still had really positive attributes and was a good person with good intentions. One of the many flaws, big or small throughout

Brutus killed Caesar out of honor because he felt it was the best thing to do for the people of Rome. Brutus only wanted what was best for the people of Rome and the people around him. This can be seen in his speech in Act III, Scene ii, lines 18 through 19, “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” Brutus explains that he killed Caesar not out of hate for him but because he felt it was for the good of Rome. Brutus was also an honorable man and the people around him knew that he was. Even his enemies knew he was honorable as said by Antony in Act V, Scene V, lines 68 through 72, “This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he did that they did in envy of great Caesar. He only in a general honest thought and common good to all, made one of them.” Antony talks about how Brutus killed Caesar for good reasons and he was an honorable man who made smart decisions and loved those around him. Brutus may have fallen to his own mistakes but in the end he loved everyone around him and killed Caesar for the people's